Impact of chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine antiseptic solutions on the cervicovaginal microenvironment during laparoscopic hysterectomies: a pilot study

Abstract The use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as surgical preparation solution has been advocated due to reduced bacterial loads compared with povidone-iodine (PI). We aimed to investigate changes to the vaginal microenvironment among patients who had laparoscopic hysterectomy and were surgicall...

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Main Authors: Paweł Łaniewski, Gabriella Smith, Phoebe Crossley, Leslie V. Farland, Nichole D. Mahnert, Melissa M. Herbst-Kralovetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Series:npj Women's Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44294-024-00022-2
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